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Keep I'm not a fan of permastubs on barely notable subjects, but a quick Google check supports the assertion that he played for Wigan, so he passes NFOOTIE. There will likely be print sources from the seventies that could be used to expand the article, but football sources aren't my area of expertise so I'll leave that to someone with an interest.
GirthSummit (blether) 13:23, 22 February 2020 (UTC)reply
Keep. If he meets the standard for footballers, then he meets the standards. He had three appearances for Wigan Athletic and also scored a goal.
—МандичкаYO 😜 18:11, 22 February 2020 (UTC)reply
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GiantSnowman 09:42, 23 February 2020 (UTC)reply
Keep - As per reasons cited above. I would also note that East Fife were in the old Scottish First Division in the early 1970s (being relegated in 1974), and if he played a league match for them at this time (which the dates would seem to suggest I would think that would also meet
WP:NFOOTBALL as the top league division in Scotland is usually considered to be a fully professional league.
Dunarc (
talk) 16:58, 23 February 2020 (UTC)reply
He most certainly did play - the club
mentioned one of his 1973/1974 goals on their Facebook page a few years ago. So easily meets NFootball, even if one ignores the spell at Wigan.
Nfitz (
talk) 18:25, 23 February 2020 (UTC)reply
Keep Three seasons in top-flight British football, easily meeting
WP:NFOOTBALL. But why is it
Ron McIvor and not
Ron MacIvor (which redirects here). Every reference I've seen, except
Neil Brown's, spells the surname as MacIvor.
Nfitz (
talk) 18:35, 23 February 2020 (UTC)reply
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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's
talk page or in a
deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
Keep I'm not a fan of permastubs on barely notable subjects, but a quick Google check supports the assertion that he played for Wigan, so he passes NFOOTIE. There will likely be print sources from the seventies that could be used to expand the article, but football sources aren't my area of expertise so I'll leave that to someone with an interest.
GirthSummit (blether) 13:23, 22 February 2020 (UTC)reply
Keep. If he meets the standard for footballers, then he meets the standards. He had three appearances for Wigan Athletic and also scored a goal.
—МандичкаYO 😜 18:11, 22 February 2020 (UTC)reply
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GiantSnowman 09:42, 23 February 2020 (UTC)reply
Keep - As per reasons cited above. I would also note that East Fife were in the old Scottish First Division in the early 1970s (being relegated in 1974), and if he played a league match for them at this time (which the dates would seem to suggest I would think that would also meet
WP:NFOOTBALL as the top league division in Scotland is usually considered to be a fully professional league.
Dunarc (
talk) 16:58, 23 February 2020 (UTC)reply
He most certainly did play - the club
mentioned one of his 1973/1974 goals on their Facebook page a few years ago. So easily meets NFootball, even if one ignores the spell at Wigan.
Nfitz (
talk) 18:25, 23 February 2020 (UTC)reply
Keep Three seasons in top-flight British football, easily meeting
WP:NFOOTBALL. But why is it
Ron McIvor and not
Ron MacIvor (which redirects here). Every reference I've seen, except
Neil Brown's, spells the surname as MacIvor.
Nfitz (
talk) 18:35, 23 February 2020 (UTC)reply
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